"Long-time Brookings senior fellow Stephen Philip Cohen was the first American scholar to work in the field of South Asian security studies. He largely defined the field, trained many of its leading analysts, and was himself its most experienced and insightful scholar-practitioner until his death in 2019. This book of essays by several of his students who have made an impact on the field, along with contributions from academics who knew Cohen well and former students in policy fields, is an intellectual homage to Cohen. It is also an impressive overview of a number of vital questions facing the nations of that region. Major enduring issues in regional security include India-Pakistan relations, India-China relations, conventional forces-and perhaps the most sensitive issue of all-nuclear weapons. But other important issues remain underexplored, especially outside the region, and are addressed in this book. They include Pakistan's political culture, the politics of the insurgency in Baluchistan, political legitimacy and governance in India and China, and internal security threats facing Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the Maldives"-- Provided by publisher.

1. U.S. foreign policy and security and governance in South Asia / Dinshaw Mistry -- 2. Pakistan, India, and U.S. strategic interests / Dinshaw Mistry -- 3. Security issues in Sino-Indian relations / Šumit Ganguly -- 4. Governance challenges: legitimacy and citizenship in China and India / Edward Kolodziej -- 5. Cooperation and defection cycles in India-Pakistan relations / Kanti Bajpai -- 6. Nuclear stability in South Asia / Dinshaw Mistry -- 7. Building up the Indian air force / Amit Gupta -- 8. Pakistan's political culture and its implications for democracy / Marvin G. Weinbaum -- 9. Baloch nationalism and the garrison state in Pakistan / Kavita R. Khory -- 10. Internal security threats in Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, and other cases: learning from comparative responses / Chetan Kumar.